Pittsburgh evens series with New York Rangers | NHL

PITTSBURGH – With their captain under fire and their postseason on the brink of collapse, the Pittsburgh Penguins responded with a show of force. Of course, having the New York Rangers look like a team content to get back home with a split helped.

Kris Letang snapped a scoreless tie in the second period, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for his franchise-record seventh playoff shutout to lift the Penguins to a 3-0 victory Sunday night, tying the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at a game apiece.

Game 3 is Monday in New York.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who led the league with 104 regular-season points, failed to score a goal for the 13th straight playoff game.